The role of energy standards in supporting net zero outcomes and innovation

Re-broadcasted: 21 September 2022

Time: (14:00 - 16:10 UK time)

What’s this webinar about?

This session will explore the latest net zero commitments and developments impacting the energy sector, including challenges, solutions, key learnings, action points and the role of standards in enabling the sector’s net zero journey.

Who should watch the webinar?

• Government, local authorities and regulators
• Industry (low carbon energy product manufacturers and trade associations; power/energy generation, distribution, storage companies, DNOs; energy aggregators and consultancies, etc.)
• Technology and technology system developers and entrepreneurs
• Representatives of the innovation community, R&D infrastructure stakeholders
• Academia and research institutions
• Consumer bodies, public interest groups and the general public

What will participants gain?

• Insights, information, guidance and useful pointers on national and international energy sector net zero commitments, developments, challenges and solutions
• An update on the key legislative, regulatory and standardization responses to the net zero challenge
• An outline of key learnings and action points to enable the sector’s net zero journey
• The opportunity to put your questions to our panel of experts
• A post-event copy of all presentations and a recording of the webinar

Discover all the topics, expert insights, and guidance covered during this energy webinar, to help kickstart your net zero journey.

Sebastiaan has over 15 years of experience within the low carbon industry, working on key policies and initiatives such as the Energy Company Obligation, The Green Deal, Warm Home Discount and the Smart Meter roll-out, collaborating with government and regulators to deliver these policies. 

His career includes senior positions at British Gas, OVO Energy, EDF Energy and VINCI Construction as well as working with rapidly growing start-ups in the low carbon industry. 

He is currently the Associate Director of Energy with the British Standards Institution and engages with key stakeholders from government, industry and NGOs to define BSI's strategy for market-driven best-practice solutions on a range of topics and initiatives including; enabling the transition to Net-Zero, supporting and accelerating the decarbonisation of transport, and supporting and enabling innovation in energy. 

Ana is the Head of Policy at Aldersgate Group, where she works with the cross-industry business and NGO membership to shape the Group’s policy outputs in the climate and environmental space. The main focus of her work is on industrial decarbonisation and building a net zero energy system. She is the lead on climate and energy policy, working with the relevant government departments to make the business case for policy action. Ana is also a consultant and part of the steering group for the Green Finance Institute’s  Coalition for the Decarbonisation of Road Transport and the Energy Systems Catapult’s Net Zero Carbon Policy project.

Prior to joining Aldersgate Group, Ana worked with The Whitehall & Industry Group, an organisation set up by the Cabinet Office to better connect business and government, where she led on the environment programme of events and engagement with key stakeholders. She also worked on business development, and looked after the organisation’s relationship with government departments and agencies, as well as some law firms and consultancies. 

Chris Quarton (PhD MIET) is an Energy Engineer in the Science & Innovation for Climate & Energy Directorate at BEIS. Chris’s work focusses on providing engineering advice to the wider department, predominantly in hydrogen and energy storage. Chris has advised on a number of innovation programmes including Hy4Heat and the Low Carbon Hydrogen Supply Programmes. In policy, Chris has provided technical advice on the development of the Low Carbon Hydrogen Standard, Net Zero Hydrogen Fund and the Hydrogen Heating programme.

Prior to joining BEIS, Chris spent time in engineering consultancy and completed a PhD in Chemical Engineering at the University of Bath, exploring deployment scenarios for hydrogen in the UK.

Dr Porter is the CEO of BEAMA, the trade body for the UK electrical and allied manufacturing industry, and has been in this post for 13 years. Amongst his many roles he has previously chaired the European Industry organisation ORGALIM and chaired reviews into energy efficiency for the UK Government. Currently he is a member of the UK Government’s Net Zero Buildings Council, the Electric Vehicle Energy Task Force, and chairs EURIS, the manufacturers organisation monitoring and advising Government on Post Brexit policies.  He has a particular expertise in energy and the use of energy, with DPhil in the energy efficiency of housing, and an early career in research at the Building Research Establishment.

Emma is Business Lead: Systems Integration at Energy Systems Catapult (ESC) leading team of 25+ consultants, engineers and modellers. She is leading the Energy Systems Catapult ‘Systems Approach for Net Zero’ activities.

Emma is responsible for a number of R&I projects looking at decarbonisation and energy innovation in the UK and internationally and provides technical leadership and subject matter expert support to priority programmes, including Electrification of Heat, Smart Systems and Heat and Digital Twin.

Emma has had a senior management career including business management with full P&L responsibility, R&D management, programme and project management, business development and  strategy development and she has led a vast array of projects covering software development, simulation, research & technology, new product development, complex product and systems design, manufacturing, commissioning and in-service support in power, defence & aerospace, marine and nuclear industries in companies including ABB, Rolls Royce and BAE Systems.

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BSI is committed to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, with this webinar contributing to Goal 7 on affordable and clean energy, Goal 8 on decent work and economic growth, Goal 9 on industry, innovation and infrastructure, Goal 10 on reduced inequalities, Goal 11 on sustainable cities and communities, Goal 13 on climate action and Goal 17 on partnership for the goals.